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Norway delivers diplomatic documents for recognition of Palestine
Norway handed diplomatic documents to the Palestinian prime minister today in the latest move towards recognising the state of Palestine.
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Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide handed over the documents to Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah in Brussels, where he is meeting EU foreign ministers and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Monday to drum up support for the Palestinian cause. Norway is not a member of the European Union.
The diplomatic move by the three countries represents a significant boost for the Palestinian Authority, which has sought for decades to establish a state in east Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip — territories that Israel captured in the 1967 war and still controls.
"Recognition means a lot to us. It is the most important thing that anyone can do for the Palestinian people," Hamdallah said.
Formal recognition by Norway, Spain and Ireland — which have a history of friendly ties with both Israelis and Palestinians, though they have long advocated for a Palestinian state — is expected to take place on Tuesday.
Some 140 countries — more than two-thirds of the United Nations — recognize the state of Palestine, but most of the 28-nation EU have not.
The EU, the United States and the United Kingdom, among others, support the idea of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel, but believe it should come about through a negotiated settlement.
Portugal's government said last week that it remained open to recognizing Palestine as a state but wanted to seek the broadest possible consensus among members of the European Union.
Monday's document handover comes just two days after the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to immediately suspend its military offensive in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, adding to the pressure on the increasingly isolated country.
Days earlier, International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan requested arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with Hamas leaders.
The ongoing offensive in the Gaza Strip began as Israel retaliated for an unprecedented barrage of rocket fire by Hamas in October that killed more than 1,170 people, mostly civilians, and wounded more than 252 others. The offensive has since killed more than 35,700, according to updated figures from local health officials.
The conflict has also displaced nearly a quarter of a million people, plunging the impoverished and densely populated Palestinian enclave into a severe humanitarian crisis.
See Also: Israel repreende países por reconhecerem Estado palestiniano (Portuguese version)
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